FOR all those outraged by Obama's "latte salute" consider george w bush's dog salute. I just wonder how many of these people outraged over the "latte salute"
vote for politicians who have cut benefits for our military personnel?
How many have never e mailed their representative and senators and
demanded we provide the care and job training and support our active
duty service members and vets deserve? This outrage is as superficial as
telling a person in uniform or a vet "Thank you for your service" and
doing nothing to make sure they actually have the support and care our
nation owes them. Hypocrites, each and every one......From +The Huffington Post .....
whitehouse via Instagram President
Obama is seen offering a salute to U.S. Marines, who were welcoming him
to New York, with a coffee cup in the saluting hand.
President Barack Obama is coming under criticism for offering a salute with a coffee cup in his raised hand.
#LatteSalute, as the gesture is being called on Twitter, was captured in a White House Instagram video recorded when he stepped off Marine One in New York City on his way to the United Nations:
A number of people fired off angry messages on Twitter about the #lattesalute:
Others responded with images showing that President George W. Bush once offered a less-than-graceful salute of his own:
The National Republican Congressional Committee said, "(T)his might be the most absurd video of President Obama we’ve ever seen," and is using the clip to solicit donations from the offended.
While U.S. presidents have in recent years returned salutes offered by members of the military, that wasn't always the case. According to The New York Times, the current tradition of a president saluting back appears to have started with President Ronald Reagan in 1981.
In addition, U.S. military regulations state that salutes are not required when "either the senior or the subordinate is wearing civilian clothes."
President Obama Criticized For 'Latte Salute' While Stepping Off Marine One
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whitehouse via Instagram President
Obama is seen offering a salute to U.S. Marines, who were welcoming him
to New York, with a coffee cup in the saluting hand.
#LatteSalute, as the gesture is being called on Twitter, was captured in a White House Instagram video recorded when he stepped off Marine One in New York City on his way to the United Nations:
A number of people fired off angry messages on Twitter about the #lattesalute:
Others responded with images showing that President George W. Bush once offered a less-than-graceful salute of his own:
The National Republican Congressional Committee said, "(T)his might be the most absurd video of President Obama we’ve ever seen," and is using the clip to solicit donations from the offended.
While U.S. presidents have in recent years returned salutes offered by members of the military, that wasn't always the case. According to The New York Times, the current tradition of a president saluting back appears to have started with President Ronald Reagan in 1981.
In addition, U.S. military regulations state that salutes are not required when "either the senior or the subordinate is wearing civilian clothes."
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